Word Lens Augmented Reality App Translate in Real Time

There are plenty of online and app-based translators that depend on the user to input text for translation. But what if you could simply point your iPhone at signs, menus, ads, or printed matter and have it translate visually on the fly? That's the idea behind the iOS app, Word Lens, a free iPhone/Touch app. Video of it in action below...

Living here in multi-culturally diverse Los Angeles, we could imagine this app would come in awfully handy when ordering from menus or for navigating business signs in certain ethnic districts. For now, the free app is only available in Spanish to English and English to Spanish versions, but there are plans for additional languages, making this a technology travelers and large city dwellers would likely pay a modest sum for.